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• Delayed pay rise will leave staff disappointed, say health unions

  21-07-2021 20:37
  
  Health unions representing 1.2 million NHS staff in England have responded to the 3% NHS pay rise announced by the government today (Wednesday), which accepts the recommendation made by the independent pay review body.
  UNISON head of health and chair of the joint health unions Sara Gorton said: “Dedicated staff have been waiting far too long for a decent pay rise. That the government has moved from the insult of 1% shows ministers realise the damage that’s been done.
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• It’s good the government has moved on NHS pay, but staff deserve more, says UNISON

  21-07-2021 19:27
  
  Commenting on the announcement today (Wednesday) that the government is to give NHS staff in England a 3% pay rise, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “The government’s acceptance of the NHS pay review body recommendation is an improvement on its earlier miserly 1% proposal.
  “But the increase falls short of what NHS staff deserve after the past 16 months. It’s less than the wage rise given to Scottish health colleagues and not enough to protect the NHS.
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• It’s good the government has moved on NHS pay, but staff deserve more

  21-07-2021 19:27
  
  Commenting on the announcement today (Wednesday) that the government is to give NHS staff in England a 3% pay rise, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “The government’s acceptance of the NHS pay review body recommendation is an improvement on its earlier miserly 1% proposal.
  “But the increase falls short of what NHS staff deserve after the past 16 months. It’s less than the wage rise given to Scottish health colleagues and not enough to protect the NHS.
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• Government’s treatment of NHS staff is disgraceful 

  21-07-2021 16:38
  
  The government has led NHS workers a merry dance and ministers should hang their heads in shame at such disgraceful treatment (Wednesday), says UNISON.
  Despite a widespread expectation that the long-awaited pay announcement would happen today, ministers have cruelly dashed the hopes of thousands of exhausted and dedicated health workers, the union added.
  UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The government has behaved disgracefully towards NHS staff.
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• Blog: Six months into our new era

  21-07-2021 15:43
  
  Six months ago I took up post as UNISON’s newly elected general secretary.
  My passion for fighting for every member has been unrelenting for decades, so my plans for our future in UNISON were clear and driven by the experiences of our hard-working members and activists across every region and service group. I promised that branches, regions, and devolved nations would get the resources they need and my pledge to support every member pitched a bold plan for a new UNISON College.
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• Government postpones controversial health data grab

  21-07-2021 15:13
  
  UNISON has welcomed the government’s decision to postpone its planned data grab of all medical histories held by English GPs.
  The controversial plan had already been delayed from July to September, after widespread criticism from GPs, civil society organisations, trade unions and others.
  Then, in July, came the backdown, and the decision to “pause” the collection of data in order to provide more time to engage with GPs, patients, health charities and others.
  In a letter to GPs,
  
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